Maya religious beliefs are formed on the notion that virtually everything in the world contains k'uh, or sacredness. https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Religion/ #History #Chacchoben #ChilamBalam #Copan

Ancient Maya Government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Government/ #History #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal #Maya

El secreto de las resistentes edificaciones mayas https://lasendadeapolo.blog/2023/04/29/el-secreto-de-las-resistentes-edificaciones-mayas/ Científicos de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) han logrado desvelar cuál era el secreto de los antiguos constructores mayas, que produjeron morteros y estucos de cal de una durabilidad extraordinaria, que han llegado hasta nuestros días en un excelente estado de conservación: incluyen extractos de plantas. Su trabajo se publica en la revista científica Science Advances #mayas #historia #mesoamerica #construccion #copan #mortero #arquitectura

El secreto de las resistentes edificaciones mayas https://lasendadeapolo.blog/2023/04/29/el-secreto-de-las-resistentes-edificaciones-mayas/ Científicos de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) han logrado desvelar cuál era el secreto de los antiguos constructores mayas, que produjeron morteros y estucos de cal de una durabilidad extraordinaria, que han llegado hasta nuestros días en un excelente estado de conservación: incluyen extractos de plantas. Su trabajo se publica en la revista científica Science Advances #mayas #historia #mesoamerica #construccion #copan #mortero #arquitectura

Copán (in modern Honduras) is located on the floodplain of the river of the same name. https://www.worldhistory.org/Copan/ #History #Copan #MayaCivilization #UNESCO

BRESCIA: PROSEGUE LA LOTTA CONTRO IL POLO LOGISTICO A CASTEL MELLA. ARRIVA UNA INTERROGAZIONE PARLAMENTARE E UNA PETIZIONE POPOLARE https://www.radiondadurto.org/2023/05/30/brescia-prosegue-la-lotta-contro-il-polo-logistico-alla-macina-arriva-una-interrogazione-parlamentare-e-una-petizione-popolare/ #comitatosalvamacina #polologistico #castelmella #LOCALI #macina #copan

Scarlet macaws 🦜 were important to the ancient Maya, who used their vivid feathers for royal headdresses & ceremonial purposes. The first king of #Copan was even named Great Sun First Quetzal Macaw. 👑
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A project called #Macaw Mountain aims to breed these gorgeous birds and repopulate them throughout the Copan valley. They've achieved some success, and today you can see these brilliant #birds flying freely around the ancient city. 🦜😊
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Copan was a major #Maya city at the southern end of their range. This was their king 👑 18 Rabbit (aka Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil), on one of the stela he commissioned to commemorate his achievements. 🏆
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In 724 AD, 18 Rabbit installed a new ruler 👑 on the throne of Quirigua, a much smaller vassal city. But this subordinate ruler had bigger ideas.14 years later, Quirigua ambushed, captured & decapitated 18 Rabbit -- a tragedy for #Copan. 😱
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Imagine if all the great #Maya pyramids & temples looked more like this. 🤔 Not just plain grey stone, but covered with elaborate stucco work in vivid colors. ❤️💛💚
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This is one of the layers archaeologists discovered beneath the pyramid at #Copan. 😮 Thanks to being covered for about 1,400 years, it is incredibly well preserved, with stucco and even paint intact. 😱
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This is probably how they all were - brilliant cities, dazzling to behold. 🤯
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The Popol Vuh is the story of creation according to the Quiche Maya of the region known today as Guatemala. https://www.worldhistory.org/Popol_Vuh/ #History #ChichenItza #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal

El secreto de las resistentes edificaciones mayas https://lasendadeapolo.blog/2023/04/29/el-secreto-de-las-resistentes-edificaciones-mayas/ Científicos de la Universidad de Granada han logrado desvelar cuál era el secreto de los antiguos constructores mayas, que produjeron morteros y estucos de cal de una durabilidad extraordinaria, que han llegado hasta nuestros días en un excelente estado de conservación: incluyen extractos de plantas. Su trabajo se publica en la revista científica Science Advances.
Los investigadores han analizado los materiales con los que se construyó el sitio arqueológico Maya de Copán, ubicado en el occidente de Honduras, a 14 kilómetros de la frontera con Guatemala. Antepasados de los indios mayas construyeron esta ciudad entre los siglos IV al IX #historia #mayas #Copan #morteros #edificos #tecnologia

Ancient #Maya masons had a smart way to make #plaster stronger

Up close, the Mayas' timeless recipe from #Copán looks similar to mother-of-pearl.

By Rahul Rao, Apr 19, 2023

[Recent discoveries] "seemed to confirm past archaeological and written records suggesting that ancient Maya masons mixed plant matter into their plaster. The other standard ingredients (lime and water) wouldn’t account for complex carbon chains.

"To follow this lead, the authors decided to make the historic plaster themselves. They consulted living #masons and Maya descendants near #Copán. The locals referred them to the #chukum and #jiote #trees that grow in the surrounding #forests—specifically, the sap that came from the trees’ bark.

"The authors tested the sap’s reaction when mixed into the plaster. Not only did it toughen the material, it also made the plaster insoluble in water, which partly explains how Copán survived the local climate so well.

"The microscopic structure of the plant-enhanced plaster is similar to nacre or mother-of-pearl: the iridescent substance that some molluscs create to coat their shells. We don’t fully understand how #molluscs make nacre, but we know that it consists of crystal plates sandwiching elastic proteins. The combination toughens the sea creatures’ exteriors and reinforces them against weathering from waves.

"A close study of the ancient plaster samples and the modern analog revealed that they also had layers of rocky calcite plates and organic sappy material, giving the materials the same kind of resilience as nacre. 'They were able to reproduce what living organisms do,' says Rodríguez Navarro."
#IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousNews #Honduras

Source: https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-maya-plaster/

Ancient Maya government was formed on the basis that rulers were thought to have been god-like, which to some might suggest one unified state. https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Government/ #History #Copan #KinichJanaabPacal #Maya

#StandingStoneSunday #Maya #Stela #Copan #Honduras
#Lithograph 1839 Frederick Catherwood in "Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan" 1844
List of known Maya stelae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_stelae
Copán Sitio Arqueológico https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop%C3%A1n_(sitio_arqueol%C3%B3gico)
#Archaeology #Arqueologia #Prehistory #WikimediaCommons

One of the smaller #Mayan sites, #Copan is also one of the most impressive and important. A staircase lined with #glyphs that was unearthed here has been called the Mayan #RosettaStone.